2 Chronicles 6:37

35 then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.

36 When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to a land far or near,

and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’

38 and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name,

39 then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. May You forgive Your people who sinned against You.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’
KJV
Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
WEB
yet if they come to their senses in the land where they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication to you in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;’
ASV
yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn again, and make supplication unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done perversely, and have dealt wickedly;
DARBY
and if they shall take it to heart in the land whither they were carried captive, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done iniquity and have dealt perversely;
BLB
and they come to themselves in the land where they were carried captive there, and they turn and make supplication to You in the land of their captivity, saying, ‘We have sinned, we have done wrong, and have committed wickedness,’
ÅB
men de så tar seg det til hjerte i det land hvor de holdes fanget, og omvender seg og bønnfaller deg om nåde i sitt fangenskaps land og sier: Vi har syndet, vi har gjort ille og vært ugudelige,
OTB
hvis de tar det til hjertet i landet der de blir tatt til fange, og omvender seg og ber til Deg i fangenskapens land, og sier, 'Vi har syndet, vi har gjort urett og handlet ondt';
B1930
men de så tar sig det til hjerte i det land hvor de holdes fanget, og omvender sig og bønnfaller dig om nåde i sitt fangenskaps land og sier: Vi har syndet, vi har gjort ille og vært ugudelige,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 15:17–19

    Finally he came to his senses and said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have plenty of food? But here I am, starving to death!

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  • Jeremiah 31:18–20

    I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God.

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  • Isaiah 64:6–12

    Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

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  • Daniel 9:5–11

    we have sinned and done wrong. We have acted wickedly and rebelled. We have turned away from Your commandments and ordinances.

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  • Job 33:27–28

    Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.

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  • Ezra 9:6–7

    and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:29–30

    But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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  • Nehemiah 9:26–30

    But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies.

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